ROYSTON DRENTHE insists Everton can still qualify for Europe this season, and says he does not have anything to prove to manager David Moyes.

Having missed two games with an ankle problem, the Dutch winger impressed as a second-half substitute as the Toffees recorded a 1-1 draw with Norwich City at Goodison Park on Saturday, creating Leon Osman’s 81st-minute equaliser and looking lively throughout his 19-minute cameo.

The result leaves Moyes’ side 14th in the Premier League table, but the 24-year-old, at the club on a season-long loan from Spanish giants Real Madrid, still believes Everton should be aiming high.

“I want to be an important player, and I want to achieve a high rank with Everton,” said Drenthe.

“To get into the top eight, or top seven, that would be great.

“But if we start winning more games, then maybe we can get European football. That would be great for the club.

“Everyone knows that (European football) will be really difficult for us to achieve, but if we can concentrate and win more games, then it will be possible. We will see.”

Drenthe has made just five starts since his arrival on Merseyside, with Moyes hinting that his unorthodox style is perhaps better suited to the role of an impact substitute.

The former Feyenoord man, however, says he doesn’t feel any added pressure to prove himself worthy of a starting berth.

“Everybody knows my qualities, and I have to stick to those qualities,” he said.

“From the moment I came here, the gaffer told me that I should try to be direct when I get the ball. That’s my quality.

“I don’t feel I need to prove anything to the gaffer.

“The only thing I need to do is make sure I am in the team. I know I give everything in training, nobody can say I don’t. I like to train and I know that I do my best in training, so I don’t feel like I have anything to prove to anyone.

“The gaffer always has decisions to make, and if I am on the bench or in the squad, then it is like that. You can’t play at your best every game, but you can always work hard. That’s what I try to do.”

Next up for Everton is another newly-promoted side, Swansea City, who visit Goodison Park on Wednesday evening. It will be the Toffees’ final home game of 2011.

“We have to look forward,” added Drenthe. “We now have a very big game against Swansea on Wednesday. Today it was a little disappointing that we didn’t get the three points at home, but we have to look forward and look to win the game against Swansea.

“We know Swansea have a good team, so we have to work hard. But with the spirit of the crowd that we have here at Goodison, they are like a twelfth man, and that helps a lot.”

“I like how the fans support me. That is why in every game I play, I want to prove them right. That is really important for me. When I play at home, the spirit of the crowd is really good, they are behind us and I like that. With them like that, we can win a lot more matches.”